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Verse Psalms 121:6. _THE SUN SHALL NOT SMITE THEE BY DAY_] Thus
expressed by the _Chaldee_: "The morning spectres shall not smite thee
by day, during the government of the sun; nor the nocturnal spec...
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THE SUN SHALL NOT SMITE THEE BY DAY - The Septuagint renders this,
“shall not burn thee” - συγκαύσει _sungkausei_. So the
Latin Vulgate. The Hebrew word means to smite, to strike, as with a
rod or st...
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PSALM 120-134
The Psalms of Degrees
Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents.
They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem
three times a year to celebrat...
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CXXI. YAHWEH'S CARE FOR HIS PEOPLE.
Psalms 121:8. going out _i.e._ to the feast at Zion, and COMING IN to
thy home far away, perhaps in heathen lands....
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DISCOURSE: 714
SECURITY OF THOSE WHO TRUST IN GOD
Psalms 121:1. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and
earth. He will...
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PSALMS 121
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Jehovah the True Helper and Keeper of Israel.
ANALYSIS
(See Inserted Headlines.)
(Lm.) Song of the Steps.
(THE KING, SEEING JERUSALEM SURROUNDED
BY AN ARMY.)
1
I ke...
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121:6 smite (a-5) Or 'beat upon.' see Jonah 4:8 ....
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The song of the traveller, whose guide is Jehovah....
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A belief in the injurious influence of the moon is an almost universal
superstition. If e.g. the moon shines on the face of a sleeper he may
become blind: cp. 'moonstruck.'...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
PSALMS 121
PSALMS FOR CLIMBING;
PSALMS 120:134
Jesus said, "We wi
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SMITE THEE. — The mention of shade leads to the amplification of the
figure. The evil effects of _sunstroke_ are too well known to need
comment. They are often mentioned in the Bible (2 Kings 4:18; 2...
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יֹומָ֗ם הַ שֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא ־יַכֶּ֗כָּה
וְ יָרֵ
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Psalms 121:1
How many timid, anxious hearts has this sweet outpouring of quiet
trust braced and lifted to its own serene height of conscious safety!
This psalmist is so absorbed in the thought of his...
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WHERE TO FIND HELP
Psalms 120:1; Psalms 121:1
This is the first of the “Songs of Degrees.” It has been suggested
that they were pilgrim-songs to beguile the journeys from all parts of
the country to...
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This song, so full of beauty, marks another stage in the approach of
the worshiper in that it sets forth his assurance of the present help
of Jehovah. The singer is still far from the appointed place...
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The sun shall not (c) smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
(c) Neither heat nor cold, nor any inconvenience will be able to
destroy God's Church, even though for a time they may molest it....
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_Pray. Septuagint, "ask Jerusalem for," &c., (Haydock) as if she were
to give it. (Calmet) --- And may there be abundance. Hebrew, "those
who love thee shall be at rest." (Haydock) --- Christ encourag...
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How beautiful, how truly beautiful and soul-refreshing are these
words, if considered, first, as spoken by God our Father to the person
of his dear Son, as the Mediator and Head of the church; and the...
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6._The sun shall not smite thee by day. _By these forms of expression
the Psalmist magnifies the advantages which result to us from our
having God present with us; and, by the figure synecdoche, under...
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In Psalms 121 Jehovah is assuredly declared to be his protection. He
who never slumbers nor sleeps He will not suffer his foot to be moved.
The general intention is plain. I am not quite sure what is...
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THE SUN SHALL NOT SMITE THEE BY DAY,.... With its rays, which it
shoots forth like darts, and which fly swiftly, and pierce and hurt:
hence Apollo, the same with the sun, is represented with a bow and...
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The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Ver. 6. _The sun shall not smite thee by day_] So choice and chary is
God of his children, that he will have no creature to hurt them
(parc...
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_He will not suffer thy foot to be moved_ To wit, so as to fall into
mischief. He speaks, as it were, from God to himself, but, withal, to
the encouragement of all good men. _He that keepeth thee will...
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THE GUARDIAN CARE OF THE LORD.
A song of degrees, full of believing fervor due to the consciousness
of the fellowship of God with His children on earth....
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The sun shall not smite thee by day, its withering heat producing
illness or even death, NOR THE MOON BY NIGHT, for in the case of many
people, and in a number of countries, the effect of the moon's r...
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THE SUN SHALL NOT SMITE THEE with excessive heat, NOR THE MOON with
that cold and moisture which comes into the air by it and with it.
Intemperate heats and colds are the two springs of many diseases....
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Psalms 121:6 sun H8121 strike H5221 (H8686) day H3119 moon H3394 night
H3915
the sun -...
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Psalms 121
There is an affinity between souls and hills, especially for those who
have become acquainted with their own solemn depths and sublime
heights. In man's earthly estate wonderful heights are...
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Psalms 121:1. _I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help._
No help comes from anywhere else but from the eternal hills. Let us
lift up our eyes, therefore, hopefully expecti...
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Psalms 121:1. _I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help._
It is wise to look to the strong for strength. Dwellers in valleys are
subject to many disorders for which there i...
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CONTENTS: The guardian care of the Lord and the peace of His house.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: The Christian may stay himself upon Jehovah as a God of
power, a God all-sufficient for us....
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Psalms 121:1. _I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills._ Zion and
mount Moriah, on which the temple stood. See on Psalms 125:2.
REFLECTIONS.
In the preseding psalm we found the man of God mourning i...
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_The Lord is thy keeper._
DIVINE PROTECTION
A celebrated traveller--after an absence of three years, during which
he had walked across the continent of Africa from east to west,
through vast regions...
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_I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills._
GUARANTEED SECURITY
I. The godly man’s need. “Help.” Can never outgrow this:
dependence the characteristic of the creature: “help” must be had
in the confl...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 121:1. This psalm seems to be intended to
encourage confidence in those making the pilgrimage to Jerusalem (see
note on Psalm 120 for the Songs of Ascents). The successful j...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 121:3 These verses are dominated by the word
“keep” (to watch over): the Lord who KEEPS ISRAEL (the corporate
entity) also KEEPS YOU (the particular member). This means that...
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INTRODUCTION
This “Song of the Ascents”—a title slightly varying from that of
each of the other Gradual Psalms—is as suitable as any for the
Israelite’s use when not leaving his home for the earthly J...
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EXPOSITION
THE preceding psalm is one of complaint; the present, one of comfort
and consolation. The pilgrim lifts up his eyes to the hills, and is
satisfied that help is coming to him. He then proce...
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I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills (Psalms 121:1),
For there is Jerusalem, there in the mountains of Jerusalem, up there
in the hills. There is that city. There is where I'm going to stand
befor...
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Isaiah 49:10; Psalms 91:5-1; Revelation 7:16...
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Smite — With excessive heat. Moon — With that cold and moisture
which come into the air by it. Intemperate heats and colds are the
springs of many diseases....